Category : Analysis
Author: The Conversation

Now entering its seventh month, Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine shows no sign of resolution.

It has become a grim battle over territory between dug-in forces, resembling the conflicts of last century instead of the complex melange of covert operations and hybrid warfare that supposedly characterise contemporary "grey zone" contests.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/analysis-how-russia-is-fighting-three-undeclared-wars-and-why-a-fourth-might-be-looming.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

A US lawmaker on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan on Thursday (local time) on the third such visit this month, defying pressure from Beijing to halt the trips.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/us-senator-arrives-in-taiwan-defying-angry-beijing.html
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has received reports that a soldier who was on leave has been killed in Ukraine.

The soldier was on a period of leave without pay at the time and was not on active duty with the NZDF.

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Category : News
Author: Nicola Smith

A high-tech Chinese survey vessel bristling with surveillance equipment has docked in Sri Lanka, despite concerns from neighbouring India that the ship could be used to spy on its ports and military installations.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300663988/china-spy-ship-docks-in-sri-lanka-despite-india-and-us-concerns
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Category : Analysis
Author: Reuters

Moscow denounced sabotage and Ukraine hinted at responsibility for new explosions on Tuesday (local time) at a military base in the Russian-annexed Crimea region that is an important supply line for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/ukraine-invasion-blasts-at-russian-base-in-crimea-show-possible-ukrainian-fightback.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Reuters

Taiwan accused China of exaggeration on Tuesday (local time) after the Chinese military published footage of the strategically located Penghu islands, where there is a major Taiwanese air base, saying it was not true Chinese forces had come near the islands.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/taiwan-accuses-china-of-exaggeration-says-it-never-came-close-to-penghu-islands.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Nighthawk

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